Police charged man with DWI after a chase through city

A Syracuse man is facing a driving while intoxicated charge following a chase through the city that ended around midnight Saturday in a crash on South Salina Street, Syracuse police said.

Timothy R. Neilon, 28, of 118 Whitaker Ave., is charged with DWI and reckless driving, both misdemeanors, and failure to comply and passing a red light, both traffic violations.

Police records show Neilon's address as 118 Whitaker Ave., an address The Post-Standard can not confirm.

Officers in Armory Square first became aware of Neilon when they heard a crashing noise and then saw a gray Jeep Cherokee driving the wrong way on South Clinton Street, a one-way street, police said.

Officers began following the Jeep and tried pulling it over, only to have the Jeep go through red lights and make its way onto South Salina Street, heading south, police said.

The Jeep continued going through red lights as police followed, but the speed of the chase remained at 30 to 35 mph, police said.

After going through a red light at West Castle Street, the Jeep hit a snow bank, flipped onto its roof and slid across the street and struck another car that had pulled to the side of the road for the chase, police said.

Sharon Roberts, of Pond Street, and Sharonda Green, of South McBride Street, were in the car that was hit and suffered minor injuries, police said. Neilon was taken to Univeristy Hospital following the crash and was listed in good condition Saturday afternoon.